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Ealing Council and Lib Dems clash over charity funding
A political row has broken out over council funding linked to a Northfields charity supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The dispute centres on discussions within Labour-run Ealing Council about funding for an after-school activity run by the Log Cabin Charity,...
SEGA Backs New Lab at University of West London
Students will use latest AI tools for gaming and tech development
Ealing pupils secure preferred secondary school places
Nearly three quarters of Year 6 pupils in Ealing have been offered a place at their first-choice secondary school. Figures released on National Secondary Offer Day (2 March 2026) revealed that 72.9% of applicants in the borough secured a place at their first preference school for entry to Year 7 thi...
Six-year criminal behaviour order for Hanwell offender
A six-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) has been given against a prolific offender accused of persistent shoplifting, violence, parcel thefts and drug-related anti-social behaviour across Hanwell and West Ealing. Metropolitan Police officers from the Hanwell Broadway Safer Neighbourhoods Team obta...
Firefighters respond to Sherborne Gardens house blaze
Six fire engines and around 30 firefighters were called to a house fire in Ealing on Monday (9 March 2026) evening. The London Fire Brigade said crews were sent to Sherborne Gardens, near Ealing Broadway, at about 5.15pm after reports of a blaze at a semi-detached house with two floors and a loft co...
North Acton Papa Johns Pizza scores zero rating
A branch of Papa Johns Pizza in North Acton has been given a Food Standards Agency rating of zero, the lowest possible food hygiene rating after inspectors identified several areas requiring urgent improvement. The takeaway, at Unit A, Lyra Court on Portal Way, received the zero rating following an ...
Forthcoming Transport Disruption in Ealing
Local tube and train services hit by engineering works and strikes
Warren Farm Formally Declared a Local Nature Reserve
Fifteen-year campaign by local conservationists ends in success
Southall’s Warren Farm declared London’s newest nature reserve
Warren Farm in Southall has been formally declared a Local Nature Reserve by Ealing Council, making the rewilded former sports ground London’s newest protected nature area. The council said the 24.8-hectare site, formerly Warren Farm Sports Ground, has been largely derelict for about 15 years and ...
Greenford soldier trains with French paratroopers
A paratrooper from Greenford is taking part in a major Anglo-French military exercise in Brittany, as British and French airborne forces train together to respond to potential international crises. Lance Corporal Emmanuel Karantzias, 29, of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, is among around 2,000...
Acton Town leads borough Tube injury list
More than 160 injuries have been recorded at London Underground stations across the London Borough of Ealing over the past three years, with Acton Town station recording the highest number, according to newly released figures. Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by Personal Injury...
Ealing mental health leader honoured at Westminster
An Ealing-based children’s mental health leader and Diana Award trustee has been recognised as one of the UK Black Stars 100 British Ghanaians of Influence 2026. Nana Owusu was formally confirmed as one of the final 100 honourees ahead of a parliamentary reception at Westminster today (6 March 202...
Police shut down cannabis farm in Hanwell
Metropolitan Police have shut down a cannabis farm after being called to an address in Hanwell near the junction of Hanwell Broadway and Boston Road. Officers attended the premises and discovered what police described as a cannabis cultivation set-up, including cannabis plants and specialist growing...
Ealing Council meeting pays tribute to Cllr Dr Aysha Raza
Tribute speeches were paid to Labour councillor Dr Aysha Raza at Ealing Council’s full council meeting on Tuesday (3 March 2026) following her death last month. Councillor Raza, who represented Central Greenford, was described by colleagues as a tireless campaigner for residents and public service...
Food projects in Ealing invited to Cook for Change
Community food projects in Ealing and across London are being invited to apply for a free development programme aimed at helping local grassroots organisations become more sustainable and expand their impact. The seven-month Cook for Change programme, run by social enterprise Cook for Good, will off...
Ealing shoplifter given five-year criminal behaviour order
Metropolitan Police have secured a five-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) against a man responsible for a series of shoplifting and handling stolen goods offences across Ealing. Gurpreet Singh was arrested on 23 October 2025 after staff at a retail store in Ealing detained two men who had placed s...
Ealing students reach global marketing final
Three students from Ealing’s University of West London have reached the final of a global marketing competition run by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Bethany Taylor, Clarice Pugales and Ranveer Thakur, competing as “3 Marketeers”, are among four London-based teams shortlisted for ...